Jiu-jitsu champion Leandro Lo fatally shot in Brazil nightclub: MMA community pays tribute

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Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento was announced dead at 33 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, following an incident at a nightclub.

The Brazilian athlete known for being a world champion, was caught in the middle of a fight, when an “off-duty policeman” attacked him with a firearm.Wow.

Unbelievably tragic news about Leandro Lo. RIP to a jiu jitsu legend. Shocking.It has been reported that Leandro was approached by the officer at the Clube Sirio nightclub, who proceeded to gesture threateningly at him with a glass bottle.

The sportsman was able to “immobilize him and insisted that he should go away,” but it was at this moment that the officer pulled out a gun and shot Leandro in the forehead.This whole week has been heavy with news of sickened and death.